There is no contradiction here. This "chicness" does not mean that they are taking the ideas seriously. In the US, when we see 20-somethings engaging in retro styles, is there not usually an element of "irony" involved? That is certainly the sense that I had when I was in that restaurant. All a big in-joke, tovarisch. Barkley Rosser ----- Original Message ----- From: "ChrisD(RJ)" <chrisd at russiajournal.com> To: <lbo-talk at lbo-talk.org> Sent: Monday, June 09, 2003 4:01 AM Subject: [lbo-talk] RE: Soviet nomenklatura privileges
> Some on the list would really get a
> > > kick out of hanging out there for such items, as well as
> > > some of the other retro CP stuff, but the people running
> > > it are playing it strictly for laughs, although I suppose some
> > > old CPers actually do go there for the pseudo-atmosphere
> ---
> Don't be so sure. Retro-Soviet is chic in Russia today, especially among
> young people.
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